Kansas is preparing to spend $361 million on highways in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in areas that pose congestion and safety issues, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday. Four new projects in the Kansas City metro will receive nearly half of a broader statewide plan for $750 million in highway improvements paid for with local and federal dollars: Kansas 10 highway: The biggest project spends $223 million to study and expand K-10 between Kansas 7 and Interstate 435 in Johnson County. The state will determine if eight lanes are necessary and where six lanes are sufficient. Interstate 35: $74 million will go to safety improvements, including adding lanes, on this high-traffic area in Olathe, from Old 56 highway to 119th Street. I-35 and Santa Fe Street: $40 million will go to improving this interchange in Olathe to address safety concerns.
Source: The Kansas City Star
